Yellow Essence Tea
Take 30 grams of fresh yellow essence, slice it thinly and place it in a large cup. First add 100 ml of warm water to soak, then add 400 ml of hot water and continue soaking for 3 minutes before drinking. It has the effects of generating fluids, nourishing yin, and moistening the lungs.
White Fungus Tea
20 grams of white fungus, 5 grams of tea leaves, 20 grams of rock sugar. First wash the white fungus, then cook it with water and rock sugar (do not use soft sugar) until tender; then steep the tea leaves for 5 minutes, take the tea liquid and mix it into the white fungus soup, stir well and drink.
It has the effects of nourishing yin, reducing fire, moistening the lungs, and stopping cough, suitable for yin-deficiency cough. White fungus is a medicinal and edible nourishing product, containing about 10% protein, 65% carbohydrates, and 4% inorganic salts; it also contains vitamin E as well as phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, etc. Medicinally, it nourishes yin, moistens the lungs, nourishes the stomach, and generates fluids. White fungus paired with rock sugar can enhance the effects of nourishing the lungs, moistening dryness, and transforming phlegm to stop cough. Tea leaves are added to eliminate phlegm-heat through promoting dampness, and also have anti-inflammatory effects.
Tangerine Peel Tea
3 grams of tangerine peel (red part), 5 grams of green tea. Steep in boiling water, then place in a pot and steam for 20 minutes before drinking. Take 1 dose daily, drink at any time. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, eliminating phlegm, regulating qi, and stopping cough, suitable for autumn cough with excessive phlegm that is sticky and difficult to expectorate. This tea uses tangerine peel to regulate qi and eliminate phlegm to stop cough. Tea leaves have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. The combination of these two ingredients is quite effective for cough with sticky and hard-to-expectorate phlegm.
Radish Tea
100 grams of white radish, 5 grams of tea leaves, a small amount of salt. First wash and slice the white radish, boil until soft, season lightly with salt (do not use MSG). Then steep the tea leaves for 5 minutes and pour the tea liquid into the radish juice. Take twice daily, no strict time limit. It has the effects of clearing heat, transforming phlegm, regulating qi, and opening the stomach, suitable for cough with excessive phlegm and poor appetite.
White radish is rich in calcium and has medicinal value; it can clear heat and transform phlegm. Paired with tea, it can clear lung heat and resolve damp-phlegm. Adding a little salt both seasons the taste and helps clear the lungs and reduce inflammation.
Ginger and Perilla Tea
3 grams each of ginger and perilla leaves. Slice the ginger into thin shreds, wash the perilla leaves, steep in boiling water for 10 minutes and drink as tea. Take 2 doses daily, warm one dose in the morning and one in the afternoon. It has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach, suitable for wind-cold common cold, headache, fever, or nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, abdominal distension and other gastrointestinal discomfort types of cold. This formula uses medicine instead of tea, with few but precise ingredients, simple and convenient.
Tian Men Dong and Mai Men Dong Tea
Take 12 grams each of Tian Men Dong (asparagus root) and Mai Men Dong (ophiopogon root), add 300 ml of hot water, soak for 10 minutes, discard the residue and drink the tea. It has the effects of nourishing yin, generating fluids, clearing the lungs, and reducing fire.
Glehnia and Jujube Tea
Take 15 grams of glehnia root and 5 jujubes, add an appropriate amount of boiling water, cover and soak for 15 minutes before drinking. It has the effect of nourishing yin and generating fluids.
Solomon's Seal and Rock Sugar Tea
Take 15 grams of solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum), add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, add an appropriate amount of boiling water, cover and soak for 15 minutes, stir evenly with chopsticks and then drink. It has the effects of nourishing yin, generating fluids, moistening the throat, and benefiting the lungs.
Reed Rhizome and Honey Tea
Take 25 grams of fresh reed rhizome, add an appropriate amount of honey, add an appropriate amount of hot water, cover and soak for 10 minutes, stir evenly with chopsticks and then drink. It has the effects of generating fluids, clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and benefiting the throat.